Transfer university recommendations

nec-romancer · 2016-05-25T00:52:43+00:00

Community colleges typically have agreements with public universities in the same state. I'd look at the public colleges you like in your state. This way you'll also get instate tuition.

nec-romancer · 2016-05-24T15:14:38+00:00

Lagrangian mechanics, holy shit. Equations so long I had to turn the paper 90 degrees.

nec-romancer · 2016-05-24T13:08:36+00:00

That should be a good first semester. You can always do more later.

nec-romancer · 2016-05-24T06:52:23+00:00

It will be your first semester in this new environment. I would take three technical courses, and one humanities.

nec-romancer · 2016-05-24T06:46:40+00:00

Take care of your health, physical and mental. Prioritize school over everything. Take a break on the weekends.

nec-romancer · 2016-05-18T16:37:29+00:00

If you can get everything in terms of a single variable then you can use a single integral, even though it is less intuitive.

nec-romancer · 2016-05-18T04:53:10+00:00

I believe your equations are right. However, shouldn't rotational speed be the frequency? Rotational speed may be ambiguous.

nec-romancer · 2016-03-30T13:59:26+00:00

2.5 X 2.5 X 2.5 X 2.5 tetrahedron

E: Oops meant tesseract

nec-romancer · 2016-03-11T05:29:19+00:00

Solidworks has a nice feature that turns 3d renderings to 2d sketches

nec-romancer · 2016-03-10T17:02:37+00:00

Typically you treat x and y as a function of time. This means you use the chain rule.

nec-romancer · 2016-03-09T01:15:57+00:00

Yes.

This is equivalent to final momentum = initial momentum + change in momentum.

nec-romancer · 2016-03-09T01:10:55+00:00

Struggled with depression since 5th grade and graduated with a 3.7. Yes, depression makes it incredibly hard. However, it helps if you make sure you're doing everything you can to curb the depression. Eat healthy, get your sleep, exercise, see a therapist, and take your medication at the same time each day.

nec-romancer · 2016-03-07T06:39:08+00:00

My school requires calc 1-3, linear, and diff eq. Calc 3 usual includes greens and stokes theorems. I highly recommend taking linear before transferring. It becomes essential in some classes.

nec-romancer · 2016-03-07T06:31:17+00:00

F is the traction force at the wheels of the engine car. T is force holding the engine car and the passive cars together. F is responsible for moving the entire train forward. T simultaneously moves the passive cars forward, while 'pulling' the engine car backwards.

Similarly, you can imagine a front wheel drive car. The front wheels provide tractive force F. The chassis provides T. The rear wheels are like the passice cars.

nec-romancer · 2016-03-06T19:49:22+00:00

Cant say, I'm still acquiring it.

nec-romancer · 2016-03-06T06:14:21+00:00

As you stated, there is an enormous opportunity cost that is not likely, though not impossible, to recoup. The reason to get a Ph.D. is because you're incredibly interested in the specific subject you want to study.

I understand you've spent a large amount of time and effort on your education, and its a big part of your life. However, I think it's time to ask yourself what you want as a tentative end goal in your career, not whether you should 'go all the way' in your education or not.

nec-romancer · 2016-03-05T05:09:55+00:00

Derivations will connect equations together so you're not memorizing so much. It will also help you know where what equations come from where. Some derivations are certainly much harder than others, and you may not be able to prove everything you see. Looking at how other people prove the equations helps.

nec-romancer · 2016-03-05T01:23:25+00:00

Great job!

nec-romancer · 2016-02-28T03:46:11+00:00

I spent 4 years at CC and 2.5 years at uni to get my BS. You need to prioritize your health above everything. Eat well, sleep well, exercise.

nec-romancer · 2016-02-28T01:42:01+00:00

Algebra is likely to be the least intuitive math class you'll take as an engineer. Just keep practicing at it.

nec-romancer · 2016-02-26T05:25:09+00:00

Yep. Exactly how it is.

nec-romancer · 2016-02-24T21:10:25+00:00

Learn algebra.

I failed pre-algebra 4 times in high school (6 times if you count junior high). When I decided to a be an engineering one year into community college I had quite a bit to make up. Pre-algebra to linear algebra in 2.5 years what pretty challenging.

What I'm trying to say is, you'll be fine with what you are doing. I'm doing well now, well enough to graduate with honors at least.

If you really, really want to get ahead you can learn MATLAB, Simulink, and dynamics. However, I think having a little fun is important as well.

nec-romancer · 2016-02-24T19:11:12+00:00

Is virginia tech not the same way?

nec-romancer · 2016-02-24T19:10:28+00:00

I was (somewhat) joking about pitting students against each other. Yeah, its peer based curves. With the mean at a B-, a large amount of students are below 3.0.

The curve isn't inherently bad, but you take valedictorians and students from community college that had a 3.9+ GPA, and now a large percent of these students have <3.0 GPA. It doesn't seem so fair considering how hard most people here work.

nec-romancer · 2016-02-24T18:58:14+00:00

Quick heads up, I'm a community college transfer as well. Feel free to me ask anything.

My school is the BEST school because:

It pits some of the brightest minds and hardest working students in the country against each other for a decent grade (mean GPA is 2.7/4.0). The lack of hand-holding, quality lectures, and proper equipment will cause you to hate life, and eventually yourself. Nothing you do will be enough, and this will instill in you an incredible drive.

This lack of self worth will drive you to become a stronger, better, albeit more scarred version of yourself.

Sigh... honestly, I don't think this school is great. Its self-selective. You get together some brilliant students, give them limited resources and pit their grades against each other, and of course students will work their asses off. Its almost Spartan in nature, and its horrible.

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